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Copyright © 2015 Simon Yobanny Reyes-Lopez et al. Simon Yobanny Reyes-Lopez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

A facile strategy for the fabrication of polycaprolactone (PCL) nanofibers containing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) is proposed. The method is based on electrospinning nanosuspensions loaded with passivated Au nanoparticles. The optical property of gold nanoparticles synthesized was observed by UV-visible absorption spectra. Morphology and structure of the Au-PCL hybrid nanofibers were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy. The results of investigations by UV-visible and dynamic light scattering confirmed the presence of gold nanoparticles with diameters less than 10 nm. The STEM images show the presence of gold nanoparticles and gold agglomerates with diameter around 30 to 180 nm distributed over the surface of nanofibers, which is likely due to the increased incidence of agglomerations of AuNPs, due to drying process used.

Details

Title
A Novel Route for the Preparation of Gold Nanoparticles in Polycaprolactone Nanofibers
Author
Reyes-Lopez, Simon Yobanny; Cornejo-Monroy, Delfino; Gonzalez-Garcia, Gerardo
Publication year
2015
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN
16874110
e-ISSN
16874129
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1682844554
Copyright
Copyright © 2015 Simon Yobanny Reyes-Lopez et al. Simon Yobanny Reyes-Lopez et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.